Snow Leopards

Paper Summary:

The paper offers a vivid description of snow leopards, a medium-sized member of the wild cat family. The paper details the three main factors that make it difficult for snow leopards to survive today; human hunters want their beautiful coats, the animals' bones and body parts are popular requirements for traditional Chinese medicine and their natural prey and habitat have been depleted through hunting and poisoning. The paper discusses their habitat and relates the ecological disaster that would happen if snow leopards were to become extinct. The paper concludes that the snow leopard shows how working together, rather than willfully slaughtering for one's own gain, can ultimately benefit not only the environment, but also the human beings and animals living in it.

From the Paper:

"Snow leopards are considered a medium-sized member of the wild cat family. Their height to the shoulder comes to about 24 inches and their weight ranges between 60 and 120 lbs. the animal is 47-59 inches long and its tail 31 to 39 inches. What makes the animals unique is not only their lovely coat, but also the fact that, unlike other wild cats, they neither purr nor roar. Instead, it makes a sound that could be described as "happy", which is similar to the chuffing sound made by tigers. They are excellently adapted for steep, high, rocky areas with chests that are well developed, short forelimbs, long hind limbs, large paws and a long, thick tail."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Big Cat Rescue. "Snow Leopards". 2006. http://www.bigcatrescue.org/snow_leopard.htm Defenders of Wildlife. "Snow Leopard: Panthera Uncia". Kids' Planet, 2006. www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/snow_leopard.html Garman, Andrew. "Snow Leopard". Big Cats Online, 1997. http://www.abf90.dial.pipex.com/snowlep.htm Jackson, Rodney. "About Snow Leopards". Snow Leopard Conservancy, 1996. http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org/about1.htm
• Defenders of Wildlife. "Snow Leopard: Panthera Uncia". Kids' Planet, 2006. www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/snow_leopard.html
• Garman, Andrew. "Snow Leopard". Big Cats Online, 1997. http://www.abf90.dial.pipex.com/snowlep.htm
• Jackson, Rodney. "About Snow Leopards". Snow Leopard Conservancy, 1996. http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org/about1.htm

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